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‘Interpretations
of texts can shift and change with time and place.’
Considering your time and place, reflect on the ways in which context
has shaped your critical interpretation of the Yeats’ poetry.
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Your
class has been exploring the question, ‘What will continue to make
Yeats’ poetry worthy of critical study?’
Defend your personal response through a critical evaluation of
Yeats’ poetry, analysing the construction, content and language of
the text.
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To
what extent has your personal response to the poetry been shaped by
the enduring power of Yeats’ poetic treatment of age and youth?
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Yeats
is able …to blend his appreciation of beauty with a sense of the
tragic … to give significance to the ordinary events of life.
Do you agree with this statement? Support your point of view with an
critical evaluation of the poet’s concerns and literary style.
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According
to the editor of Texts for All
Times, a text may be considered a classic if it meets the
following requirements,
It must be: a)
Considered
important in the time and context of its composition
b)
Relevant
to more than one generation (past or future)
and c)
Open
to interpretation.
In what ways does Yeats poetry meet these criteria?
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Compose an argument for or against the topic: ‘That
every text has its use-by date.’
Consider the ideas, language and form of Yeats’ poetry and its
reception in different contexts.
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Does the poetry of Yeats take you beyond the specificity of its
setting?
Support your view with a critical evaluation of
Yeats’ poetry, analysing the construction, content and language of
the text.
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| How does the medium of production, textual form,
perspective and choice of language influence meaning in the texts you
have studied in the module Representation and Text? |
| Evaluate the purpose of the module Representation
and Text through a discussion of the texts you have studied. |
| Imagine you are a journalist. Write a Feature Article
in which you examine the ways statements made by authorities are
explored, tested and endorsed or refuted. Refer to your set text and
additional texts of your own choosing. |
| "Give the public what they want..."
Evaluate this idea as it applies to the news and current affairs
media. |
| You are the producer of a National TV Arts program on
'Representation and Text'. Each week the program examines an important
idea and how it is represented in texts. This weeks program will look
at representations of truth in the media. Outline the program
referring to your set texts and a variety of related texts |
